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LAW SCHOOL.
We purpose opening a Law Bchool in the city of
Greensboro on the first Monday in March next.
Our object will be to prepare young men to prac
tice law in the State and Federal Courts.
Our terms will be the same as those or the late
Chief Justice Pearson, And we will endeavor to
pursue his plan of instruction.
We think this city is well suited for our purpose,
as it is healthful and easily accessible, and a place
where Courts are frequently held.
Doaid can be obtained at very reasonable rates.
JOHN II. DILLAHD,
ROBERT P. DICK.
Feb. 8, 1878. tf
Dr. JOHN H. McADEN,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
CIIAItLOTTE, N. C,
I las on hand a large and well selected stock of PURE
DRUGS, Chemicals, Patent MedicinpJ, Family
Medicines," Paints, Oils, 'Varnishes, Dye Stuffs,
Fancy and Toilet Articles, which he is determined
;t sell at the very lowest prices.
Jan 1, 1875.
J. P. McCombs, M. D.,
offers his professional services to the citizens of
( lmrlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both
: night and day, promptly attended to. .
Office in Brown's building, up stairs, oppositethe
yjharlotte Hotel.
Jan. 1, 1873.
DR. J. M. MILLER,
Charlotte, N. C.
All calls promptly answered day and night.
Office over Traders' National Bank Residence
opposite W. R. Myers'.
Jan. 18, 1878.
DR. M. A. BLAND,
Dentist,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Office in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte
Hotel.
Gas used for the painless extraction of teeth.
Feb. 15, 1878.
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry.
E. J. ALLEN,
fNear Irwin's corner, Trade Street,
Charlotte, N. C,
PRACTICAL WATCH-MAKER,
Repairing of Jewelry, Watches and Clocks
done at short notice and moderate prices.
April 17, 1876. y
R. M. MILLER & SONS,
Commission Merchants,
and
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Provisions and Groceries,
'College Street, Charlotte, N. C.
Flour, Bacon, Sugar, Coffee, Salt, Molasses, and
hn fact, all kind of Groceries in large quantities
: always on hand for the Wholesale trade.
Jan. 1 1875
j. Mclaughlin,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Groceries, Provisions, &c,
'College Street, Charlotte, N. C,
Sells Groceries at lowest rates for Cash,
and buys Country Produce at
highest market price.
IW Cotton and other country Produce sold on
commission and prompt returns made.
D. M. RIGLER
Charlotte, N. C.
Dealer in Confectioneries, Fruits, Canned Goods,
Crackers, Bread, Cakes, Pickles, &c.
Cakes baked to order at short notice.
Jan. 1,1877.
B. N. SMITH,
Dealer in Groceries and Family Provisions of all
sorts,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Consignments of Produce solicited, and prompt
returns made.
Families can find anything at my Store in the
Grocery line to eat, including fresh meats.
Jan. 1, 1877.
K. S. KU It WELL. 1878. E. B. SPRINGS
BURWELL & SPRINGS,
Grocers and Commission Merchants,
Charlotte, N. C.
Jan. 4, 1878.
LEWIN W. BARRINGER,
Son of the late Hon. D. M. Barringer of N. C.,)
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
436 Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Prompt attention to all legal business. Best
References given as to legal and financial responsi
bility. Commissioner for North Carolina.
References. Chief Justice W. N. II. Smith ;
Raleigh Natioual Bank ; 1st National Bank, Char
lotte ; Merchants and Farmers National Bank.
March 15, 1878 ly-pd
DR.
RICHARD H. L
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Raleigh, IT. c.
(Late Professor of Diseases -f hv Eye an
the Savannah Medical College,)
Ear
in
Practice Limited to the EYE and EAR,
Refers to the State Medical Society and to the
Georgia Medical Society.
Oct. 12, 1877 y
Central Hotel
BARBER SHOP.
GRAY TOOLE, Proprietor, keeps the best
workmen employed, and guarantees pleasure and
satisfaction to customers.
Shop immediately in rear of Hotel office.
Jine 8, 1877.
Small Beginnings.
"Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean
And the bounteous land."
Little nips of whisky,
Little horns of beer,
Make the high old bender,
And the drunk severe.
LAND SALE.
. By virtue of a Decree of the Superior Court of
Mecklenburg county, N. C, I will sell at Public
Auction, at the Court House door in Charlotte, on
Saturday, the 11th day of May, proximo, at 12
o'clock, M., the following Tracts of LAND belong
ing to the Estate of George W. Houston, deceased,
for the purpose of creating assets to pay the debts
against the Eatate of said deceased, via. :
One Tract known as the Joseph Blair Tract, con
taining about Eighty-one Acres (81), lying on Back
Creek in Mecklenburg county, adjoining the Lands
of D. A. Cald well, H. M. Dixon and others.
One Tract known as the R. A. Caldwell Tract,
containing about Forty-five .(45) Acres, adjoining
the Lands of W. L. Caldwell, H. M. Dixon and
others.
The interest of said G. WrHouston's Estate in a
Tract known as the Tan Yard Tract, containing
Twenty-two and a half (22J) Acres, upon which
the deceased had an extensive Tannery, adjoining
the Lands of J. N. Caldwell, dec'd, and others.
The above different Tracts of Land lie on the N.
C. Railroad, about 8 miles East of Charlotte, all in
the same immediate vicinity, and in one of the best
neighborhoods and sections of the county.
A credit of six months will be given for one-half
of the purchase money, and twelve months for the
remaining half ; the purchaser giving bond with
approved security, bearing interest at the rate of
8 per cent per annum ; title reserved until purchase
money is paid.
JOHN A. YOUNG,
Administrator de bonis non.
April 5, 1878 6w
FllESH
GARDEN SEED.
We have just received a full supply of Fresh
Garden Seed, which we are offering at both Whole
sale and Retail prices.
WILSON & BURWELL.
Jan. 25, 1878. Druggists.
Garden Seed.
A full assortment of Buist's Genuine Garden
Seed, just received. We warrant all seed to be
fresh and genuine from the crop ot 1S77, at
J. II. McADEN'S Drug Store.
Feb. 15, 1878.
COTTON YARN.
Kf) BUNCHES COTTON YARN from Glen
roy Mills, N. C, manufactured from seed
Cottou by E. C. Grier & Son, for sale by
j. Mclaughlin & co.
March 29, 1878.
The Rising Sun's Attractions.
The Earth field in its orbit by Vie attractive powers oj
the SUIT,
And bathed in the light of its controlling Lumin
ary, sweeps onward and upward in its swift career,
until it comes back to the point where C. S. HOL
TON has laid in a fresh lot of Fruits, comprising
in part Bananas, Oranges, Apples, Canned Peaches,
Pears, Pineapples, Blackberries, &c. Also, a lot of
Canned Vegetables, Fresh Candy, Cakes, Pies and
Light Bread, Coffee, Teas and Spices. Soda and
every other variety of Crackers. Toys for all sized
children, without regard to sex.
All kinds of GROCERIES to meet all demands
of the general housekeeper, put down to equalize
the coming remonetized Silver Dollar, a bright
luminary of "Ye Olden Time.'
Feb. 15, 1878. C. S. IIOLTON.
E. G. ROGERS,
FURNITURE DEALER,
Next door to the Post Office,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
I have opeaed a full stock of FURNITURE,
comprising all grades,
Common, Medium and Fine,
In the building next door to the Post Office.
This stock is entirely new, and bought at bottom
pi ices. I will sell low, and all goods will be found
as represented.
Special care will be taken in packing in connec
tion with the Furniture Business.
Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 14, 1877.
Family Provisions
Of all sorts Sweet Yam Potatoes, Eggs, Dried
Fruit, Fish, &c. at low cash rates. Saur Kraut
a nice article.
March 8, 1878. B. N. SMITH.
NEW BUGGIES.
At my Shop i n the rear of Wadsworth's Stables,
1 have a few nice new Buggies for sale at low rates.
I also make and repair Wagons, Buggies, Car
riages, &c, and do all sorts of work in my line.
Give me a call.
W. S. WEARN,
In rear of Wadsworth's Livery Stables.
Aug. 31, 1877.
Cigars.
10,000 Cigars, selected for the retail trade, just
received by WILSON & BURWELL.
Feb. 22. 1878.
To the Wholesale Trade.
We desire to announce that our large Spring pur
chase of DRY GOODS is now open for your in
spection. We have purchased a large Stock and will offer
greater inducements to the trade than ever before.
Having an experienced resident buyer in the market,
our facilities for offering bargains are unsurpassed
by any firm in the State.
Give us a call, or send us your orders, and we
promise satisfaction.
ELIAS & COHEN.
March 22, 1878.
County Surveyor.
Having been appointed County Surveyor, I beg
to announce that I am prepared to execute work in
anv part of the county.
I can generally be found about one mile from
Charlotte on the Providence road, or parties can
leave any message with Wm. Maxwell at the Court
House.
A. SHORTER CALDWELL.
March 15, 1878 lm
Hops,
100 pounds Fresh Hops, crop of 1877.
Feb. 22. 1878. WILSON & BURWELL.
10 Years Ago
Astral Oil was introduced in this city by Dr. T. C.
SMITH, and no harm has yet resulted from its use.
The Talking: Machine.
We witnessed the other day the working
of Edison's wonderful talking-machine the
Phonograph. It is what it purports to be
a veritable talking machine. It possesses
no organs of speech, like Faber's compli
cated automaton that has been exhibited in
Europe, which produces something like
speech by a mechanical tongue, teeth, pal
ate and epiglottis ; but it is as simple as a
coffee-mill, and actually reproduces the very
sounds of the human voice. The' machine
can be made and sold for . one dollar.
It repeats whatever is said to it not once
only, but thousands of times if required ;
not merely immediately, but at any time in
the future ; not. merely at the point where
it' is spoken, but' any where on earth where
the Impressed sheets of tin-foil arc sent. It
speaks in a high, sharp, metallic voice, the
words sounding as if they .came from an
other room, but the articulation is distinct,
the very inflections' and modulations being
preserved, and the characteristics of the
voice that spoke retained If Spurgeon
were to preach into this machine his voice
might be heard in New York, in anybody's
parlor; if Luther or Melancthon, or George
Washington had spoken into its mouthpiece,
their beloved accents might be heard to
day ; and whoever now addresses it may
transmit his voice to posterity through all
coming time. It is a wonderful invention
cheap, simple, and full of grand possibili
ties. It is a type of the acre. JV. 1 . Union.
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Insulting (Witnesses.
Possibly the witness in the Court at
Dead wood, the' other day, was not entirely
justifiable in drawing a revolver to reply
therewith to an insulting question, but it is
certain, that the rights of witnesses are very
generally disregarded by attorneys and
that Judges too often fail to afford them
proper protection. Lawyers of good stand
ing frequently permit zeal for their clients
to carry them far beyond the bounds of
propriety. To impair the value of an op
posing witness they do not hesitate to ask
irrelevant and insulting questions or to
comment in the most offensive manner on
the testimony given and the person giving
it. They often bully and badger an honest
witness till in his confusion he contradicts
himself, and then he is roared off the stand
with a volley of abuse. The revolver may
not be the best remedy for this state of
things, but it is the one most likely to be
tried, and, bad as it is, it may be better
than no remedy at all. Not long ago a
prominent lawyer in a Western city was
knocked down and stamped on by a witness
whom he had insulted. It amended his
Court manners surprisingly and his brethren
of the bar profited by his experience. Esc.
Lawyers who are gentleman will not take
advantage of a witness in a Court House.
int .
lUSf0 Riches will never take wings and
fly away if you sprinkle a little economy on
its tail.
1878.
HARDWARE. 1878.
KYLE & HAMMOND,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
Hardware, Cutlery, Nails, Iron, Steel,
BUGGY AND CARRIAGE MATERIAL.
A large and well selected stock of first-class
Goods and the lowest prices will tell. The steady
increase of our business is positive proof of this
assertion, and after thanking our customers for their
liberal patronage during the past year, we would
say to all,
Merchant, Farmer, Mechanic,
That we are determined to sustain our reputation
for low prices and fair dealing, and to keep the best
Stock of Hardware in the State. Don't fail to
call on us.
KYLE & HAMMOND.
Jan. 4, 1878.
FOR SALE.
Two Burkshire Boars, 3 months old, inferior to
none, price $15 each.
Burkshire Pigs, 6 weeks old, $10 each.
Also, a few South-Down Buck Lambs, well
grown, out of imported stock, and the hardiest
Sheep for this country, $10 each.
Apply to J. S. DAVIDSON,
March 29, 1878 lm Hopewell, N. C.
BUYERS OF DRY GOODS,
Ready-made Clothing
AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Will find at the old established house of
ELIAS & COHEN
The largest, best assorted and cheapest Stock of
Goods ever brought to this market.
We are prepared to prove upon examination of
our Stock that we make no vain boast, and solicit
buyers, both Wholesale and Retail, to look at our
Goods and prices before purchasing.
Our stock of Dress Goods, White Goods, Alpac
cas. Embroideries, Kid Gloves, Sun Umbrellas,
Fans, Ties and Fancy Goods are complete and will
be sold at astonishing low prices.
Carpets, Oil Cloths and Mattings very low.
Fair dealing. Polite and attentive Clerks. Call
and see us and judge for yourselves.
ELIAS & COHEN.
March 22, 1878.
DR. T. C. SMITH,
Offers all goods in the Drug line at bottom prices
to Cash customers.
March 29, 1878.
Large Lot of Envelopes,
To be closed out immediately, at extremely low
price, at Dii. T. C SMITH'S Drug Store.
AH who Buy
Drugs and other goods of Dr. T. C. SMITH, secure
the lowest possible prices for themselves.
110-KEROSENE 16 Cents
By the single Barrel or in Car load lots. Address
DR. T. C. SMITH,
Lock Box 10, Charlotte, N. C.
Mackerel.
OA PACKAGES BOSTON MACKEREL,
OU full weight.
March 8, 1878. BURWELL & SPRINGS.
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Womaii prated to be loved by man,
and not to bo the subject of Jiis criticism
to be reverenced as :sbr4etliinbbjyjsd in
comprebepBible' to -tbe grosser 'masctiKrie
faculties, and it is "base to atteiairt jioijit
out any alloy mb'eVriaWe; 1 .J .
Are men of this ::geireration any better or
wiser than their forefathers ?: They gave
mystic reverence and ivabib' homage to
woman. The moral loveliness of collective
womanhood -was a dogma which jthpy Vwere
taught fxonilJbeirboyhood, and rhesons,
forsooth in the march of intellect," become
iconoclasts and trample in the dust the creed
of their fathers. . . - ' : - .
If the faults of woman are to be discussed,
and her follies and foibles pointed out, pray
let it be, done by men who respect 'the
"Order of Manhood." Let it not be done
by poor flimsy soals, flaunting in the "ring
ot vanity," tarrying by the wine cup, and
the next day deploring their night-shaded
poor estate.
The subject of "Woman" is too delicate
a theme for the pen of mere alcohol-bibbers,
whipper-saappers, "whose paradise would
be in some land where the brooks would run
wine and the trees bend with ready baked
viands." It is creatures ot this ilk who
write and rant about the duties of wives,
the fashions of women ; that harp on their
extravagancies, that create a hubbub about
the size of, their hats, the height of their
boot-heels, the hues of the hair, the tints of
the complexion, their idle hours, and little
vanities. Yes, fair readers, the "Pharisaical
Brumellian," too, is a creature who dyes his
hair, his mustache and whiskers, and he
generally dyes them black, regardless of
Dame Nature's intentions, however mild
they may have been.
The fashionable woman critic is on the
Heliogabulus order, and can swallow a quart
of pure spirits a day, and this does not in
clude the bitters in the way of a brandy
smash that this biped takes as an appetizer
before breakfast, and the juleps and sherry
cobblers duriug business hours to keep him
cool and clear-headed to do his sharp talk
ing, and the iced champagne and drug at
dinner, and Santa Cruz punches in the even
ing, "on account of the rising of the mala
rious atmosphere " No calculation must be
made of the number of cigars smoked and
the vilest tobacco chewed, as they are ab
solutely necessary to compose his nerves and
restore the equilibrium of his tempest-tossed
soul. Nothing is extravagance that minis
ters to his pleasure, but his wife (that is, if
this censor of woman is blessed with one,
laurel y her lot muot be a Lard one to bo yoked
to such a clothes-horse) is not her former
"brilliant self" unless she looks very smiling
ly on his return, as much as to say, "I am
very glad to see you looking so happy, my
dear !"
Nevertheless, the fashionable fop is quite
a logical creature, and reasons much on the
subject of self in fact, to no other subject
does he apply himself vigorously ; therefore,
one is as much surprised to hear him rant
about the follies of woman as Balaam was
when his four-footed beast began to speak
in a reasoning manner. He also thinks all
time well spent which is devoted to adorn
ing himself. A lady told me that she took
observations from a window (with some in
terest and curiosity) on a bullet-headed in
dividual, and saw this fashionable chap
spend two hours (that might have been more
profitably employed in following a plow) in
admiring himself. -He brushed his cropped
hair in four different styles, and gave that
same head of the thorough thief order an
other brush, which changed his air to the
brusque or prize-fighting style. He donned
a black suit and left his rooms, and then,
probably, interviewed the ."Knight of the
Scissors and Razor." He returned in an
hour and changed his attire for a navy blue,
then again sallied forth, thinking somewhat
as the fly did when resting on the axle of
the carnage, "Whew ! what a dust I do
raise !"
Pray, what woman could be of such a
Protean mind ? The fair sex should demand
of those who constitute themselves their cen
sors a bearing worthy of the high order to
which they should belong the highest and
most ancient of all orders that of "Man
hood ;" for not until then will these popin
jays be fit to judge God's last and best gift
to man woman.
in
Wearing Garters. Children should
never wear garters, as the stockings can be
kept up by the attachment of elastic straps
to the waistband. If garters are worn, it
is important to know how to apply them
with the least risk of doing harm ; at the
bend of the knee the superficial veins of the
leg unite, and go deeply into the underpart
of the thigh between the hamstring ten
dons. Thus a ligature below the kuee ob
structs all the superficial veins, but if the
constriction is above, the hamstring ten
dons keep the pressure off the veins, which
return the blood from the legs; unfortu
nately, most people, in ignorance of the
above facts, apply the garter below the
knee. Elastic bands are the most injurious.
They follow the movements of the muscles,
and never relax their pressure upon the
veins. Non-elastic bands during muscular
exertion become considerably relaxed at in
vals, and allow freer circulation of the
blood. Popular Science Montldy.
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An Old Case. The Jennings case, in
England, was adversely decided in London
before Lord Coleridge, in - the Common
Pleas, on March 2d. It was pointed out
that, as the defendants have a title of seventy-three
years, the claimants must show
fraud in the possessors, which is not even
alleged. Counsel for claimants admitted
that he could not go on, and thus the case
drops. The Jennings claim has been the
subject of much discussion in this country
for 30 years.
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bvOre rtjnfijjkabfor.than- that ibughV feeii
Auatin,. Texis'by Deaf7 SmfthjafidltJolj
Morfonvt tty Tr :r :.: H.tt cj?.. :
About two years after the Texas reVoJui
tlon,:a difficulty occurred bet ween! iho new1
gOTfitrimftnt and a - portion j&f th$ people
Whichi sAhreatened! serious :j&onsequerBe.
Briefly,,rthe constitution -'madeAustiri ttfol
permanent Capital,";; but empowered 'th
President to order nil temporary remdral
of the archives in case or 'danget frota.
foreign enemy or sudderj --insumctjon.'
Thinking that the exceptional. emertrencT
had arrived, as the Coma&ches were com
mivuog outrages wunm signs ox me r capi
tal, President Houston, who then resided
at Washington, on the Brazos, dispatched
an order commanding his subordinates to
send the State records to that town.
It is impossible to describe the excite
ment which the promulgation of this order
raised in Austin. The keepers of hotels,
boarding houses, groceries and faro-banks
were aghast. The measure would be a
death-blow to their business. A mass meet
ing was called, and the farmers of the sur
rounding country, who were all more or
less interested, came in. After many fiery
speeches it' was unanimously resolved to
prevent the removal of the archives. Four
hundred armed men, volunteered to guard
the State House. The commander of this
force wan Col. Morton, who had distin
guished himself in favor of independence,
and more recently in two desperate duels,
in both of which he had cut his antagonist
nearly to pieces with a bowie-knife. In
deed, for his vindictiveness as well as cour
age, it was thought that President Houston
would renounce his purpose as soon as he
should learn who was the leader of the op
position. Morton swore that if the Presi
dent succeeded in removing the records, he,
himself, would hunt him down like a wolf.
He even wrote the hero of San Jacinto to
that effect. The latter replied in a note of
laconic brevity :
"If the people of Austin do not send the
archives, I shall certainly come and take
them ; and if Col. Morton can kill me he is
welcome to my ear-cap."
On the reception of this answer the guard
was doubled around the State House,
chosen sentinels were stationed along the
road leading to the capital, armed men pa
trolled the streets, and a select committee
went into permanent sessions in the City
Hall.
One day t his committee was surprised by
the sudden appearance of a stranger, whose
mode of entering the room was as extraor
dinary as his looks and dress. He did not
knock at the closed door, but, climbling a
small, bushy-topped live oak, which grew
beside the wall, he leaped through a lofty
window. He was clothed in buckskin, car
ried a long heavy rifle in his hand, wore at
the bottom of his left suspender a large
bowie-knife, and had in his leathern belt a
couple of pistols half the length of his gun.
He was tall, straight as an arrow, active as
a panther in his motions. He had a dark
complexion, luxuriant, jetty hair, and
piercing dark eyes.
"Who are you who thus presumes to in
trude among gentlemen without invitation?"
demanded Col. Morton in his most ferocious
manner.
The stranger returned his stare with com
pound interest, and laid his long, bony
finger on his lip.
"Who are you ? Speak ! or I'll cut an
answer out of your heart !" shouted Mor
ton. The stranger removed his finger from
his lip, and laid it on the hilt of his mon
strous knife.
The fiery Colonel drew his own knife,
but was seized and held back. "Let him
alone, Morton, for God's sake," exclaimed
his friends. "Do you not see that he is
crazy ?"
At this moment Judge Webb, a man of
shrewd and courteous manners, stepped
forward and addressed the intruder cour
teously :
"My good friend, I presume you have
made a mistake in the house. This is a
meeting, where none but members are ad
mitted?" The stranger did not appear to compre
hend the words ; out ne ma ino courtesy.
Walking to a table in the center of the
hall he seized a pen and traced one line, "I
am deaf."
Judge Webb took the paper and wrote a
question: "Dear sir: Will you be so ob
liging as to inform us what is your business
with the meeting ?"
The stranger at once handed him a let-
ter, inscriDea, "io tne citizens oi ausuu.
lie broke the seal and read it aloud. It
was from Houston :
Fellow Citizens : Though in error, and
deceived by the arts of traitors, I will give
you three days more to decide whether you
will surrender the public archives. At the
end of that time you will please let me
know your decision. Ssam Houston.
After the reading the deaf man waited a
few seconds, as if for a reply, and then
turned and was about to leave the hall
when Col. Morton sternly beckoned him
back to the table. The stranger obeyed,
and Morton wrote, "You were brave enough
to insult me by your threatening look ten
minutes ago ; are you brave enough now to
give me satisfaction ?
The stranger penned his reply, "I am at
your service !"
Morton wrote again : "Who will be your
second T
The stranger replied : "I am too gener
ous to seek advantage, and too brave to fear
any on the part of others ; therefore I never
need tne aid oi a secona.
Morton wrote : "Name your terms."
The stranger wrote, without a moment's
hesitation: 'Time, sunset this evening;
place, the left bank of the Colorado, oppo
site Austin,. Bpons,:r$ei "ffjdr'd iftnioni
rodred yard? -fe not fafl to W la tjme
: - ;H(S then walked across the floor,, sad dis
appeared through -window ai, fddeajy v
as he had-entered.tV;i..;'f
.Whit" AriWiA -TAkMnhatfbrm u
possible ye intend to gbJt' rtaat xnan- Col
onel? Hois a mule, ttoot aiantieV ;8ttch
L "You are iaist&
mburj -rwM-mw Mcrownoftf name
aides, he Is a favonte eimwsrL JLXwl: bosoa
friend of Houston. ; If I havfcoh tfotid for
tune to kill hhn, I.thintijWIltlBBiptthe
President to retract his VoWagfuns, Ventur
ing any more upon the field honor, - i
"You know the man, tfctB? v Wholtber
atked twenty voices together, . J'- ' i
"Deaf Smith." -'V!':P
"No, that cannot be. Deaf Smith was
killed at San Jacinto," said Judge Webb. '
"There, again, your, honor Is- mistaken,"
said Morton. "The story of Smith's death
was mere fiction, got up by Houston to save
the life of his favorite from the sworn, ven
geance of certain Texans, on whose conduct
be had acted as a spy. I found "that out
twelve months ago." 'jf ? .T'-f'-'-
"Then, you are a madman ! yodraelf f 'fix
claimed Webb, "Deaf Smith was 'never
known to miss hU mark." . . . ; j .' .
"The thing is settled," said . Morton; ,!
have agreed to meet htm. There can bo no
disgrace in talking before such a shot; and
if I kill him it will be the greatest ea$ of
my life." 1
loward evening a vast crowd assembled
to witness the meeting, and "no 'great was
the popular recklessness as to affairs of this
sort that bets were offered and taken on all
sides upon the result. At sunset the two
men arrived with long, heavy rifles, took
their places, back to back, and at a igiven
signal walked slowly and steadily . off in
opposite directions, counting their, alipfl
until each had measured fifty. . They both
completed the given number at about the
same instant and wheeled around. As the
distance was great both paused for some
seconds. The face of Col. Morton was calm
and smiling. The face of Deaf Smith was
as stern and impassive as ever The Colo
nel was in broadcloth, the scout in smoke
tinted leather.
The two rifles exploded at the same in
stant. Col. Morton sprang into the air and
dropped to the earth dead. Deaf Smith
quietly reloaded his rifle, and walked away
into the forest. . -, . ' -t
Three days afterward Gen. Houston, ac
companied by Deaf Smith and ten other
men, appeared at Austin, and removed the
State papers.
Deaf Smith was one of the most extraor
dinary characters ever known in the West.
He made his advent in Texas at an early
period, and continued to reside there until
his death, which occurred, I believe, about
1850. But although he had many : warm
friends, no one, ever learned where he had
been born or any particulars of his previous
history. When he was questioned on the
subject he laid his finger on his Up -His
eye was quick and far seeing as an, eagle's
and his nose as keen as a raven's. JteJ
could discern objects miles away on ' the
prairie, when others 6aw nothing but "earth
and sky, and the savages used to "declare
he could catch the scent of a Mexican or" an
Indian at as great a distance as a: btiixard'
his dinner. He could never bo pmufaded
to sleep under the roof of a hotitw or eVen a'
tent cloth.
Don't be Aihuaid tit It
kO
Judging by the pains taken by a certain,
class of people to hide from their metfda the
fact that they are poor, one might suppose
that to be short of funds was something far
worse than a criimv ..No'F this trying to
keep up appearances and do a b, others do
whether it can be afforded or ri6t,has be
come the bane of society, and like-wliat 1a
called mimicry among insectft "pWdtieel a
nondescript race very difficult to define of
assign to its proper place in th ofde to
which it evidently belongs. Of tiovt&lfym
are not advocating the exposure of a" man's
business affairs to everybody -with whotahe
comes into business or friendly relations y
but we do hold that he has iw rfeht"ty;prfe;
tend to be any better off in woridly0$i
than he is in fact ; for to do so is 4eopr.
tion, which is but another nam for dithon-'
esty. To be sure it is hard to deny one's
self the luxuries of life, and resolutely turn
from all expensive pleasures. But it must
be done if wealth is to be regained ( There ,
is a pleasure in self-denial that a' majdritjr
of our people never experienced,: and Iff bmW '
in most gloriously ana is extremely satisfac
tory to the one practicing it, wben'hi'ciri .
say, "I owe no man," and at ( the sanje Uxao .
has a hundred dollars in bis pocket, but
wanting some artiole costing two, ho muses'
to purchase until through : seUeoiid;' tha ,
other hundred is obtained. It requires some
courage to adopt such a system oflitiog
and dealing, but it has this as a ricommen
dation it is perfectly safe and honorable.
English Fashions. A London cortes
pondent, referring to trie recent Court. re
ception at Buckingham Palace, says:
"Such a display of naked arms; bosoms, and
shoulders was never beheld by daylight be
fore. The corsage a la Jeanne rrArc is
scarcely decent, so tightly is it made td fit
the figure, and the skirt so strained' oVef .,
the stomach that the whole of the outline
b as clearly defined as when an artist's
model stands before him in wet" -drapery.
The one novelty was the introduction of taV
jardiniere a small basket either of jirafy
fine wickerwork or gilt or silvered filagree."
It is made flat on one side, so as to lie quite
close to the wearer, and is filled with ' cut
flowers, which hang gracefully pendant
over the edge on the other."